Senior Paralegal

Cgsfederal; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401(k)

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Cgsfederal is seeking a Senior Paralegal to support its litigation portfolio in Washington, DC. The role includes preparing complex legal documents, assisting attorneys in trial preparation, and managing electronic discovery.

Qualified candidates should have at least two years of litigation experience and a paralegal certificate or be enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school. Experience with eDiscovery procedures is highly desirable.

This position offers benefits including health insurance, a 401(k), and paid time off.

Qualifications

• At least two years of litigation paralegal experience, trial experience highly desirable.
• Hands-on familiarity with various computer applications including word processing, databases, and spreadsheets.
• Strong knowledge of federal and state court systems.

Responsibilities

• Prepares complex legal documents and ensures compliance with court rules.
• Assists attorneys in trial preparation and compiles necessary documents.
• Manages electronic case files and discovery databases.

Skills

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Knowledge of legal research tools (LEXIS, Westlaw)

Experience with automated litigation support

Familiarity with ESI tools and eDiscovery procedures

Ability to deliver high-quality work under pressure

Education

Paralegal certificate, JD, or ABA-accredited law school enrollment

Tools

MS Outlook

Adobe Acrobat

Legal databases (Westlaw, Lexis/Nexis)

Job description

Senior Paralegal

Employment Type: Full-Time

Department: Legal

This role supports the organization’s litigation portfolio, including eDiscovery, workflow management, and attorney support.

Responsibilities

• Prepares a variety of technical legal documents that are characteristically complex in format.
• Reviews incoming documents and material, considers the nature and the status of the case involved.
• Prepares indictments, arrest warrants, summonses, true bills, motions, orders, non‑disclosure applications, plea agreements, grand jury and trial subpoenas, and legal memoranda.
• Obtains required information from criminal case files, law enforcement agencies, or other sources to include in legal documents before submitting to the appropriate AUSA for review.
• Ensures that recurring legal documents conform to local court rules and the rules governing style and format.
• Assists attorneys in preparing for trial by independently compiling trial and witness notebooks, preparing and organizing trial exhibits, assembling jury instructions, and compiling witness and exhibit lists.
• Coordinates with the victim/witness specialist to ensure adherence to current Departmental guidelines relating to victims’ rights and services responsibilities, and notifies case agents and office staff of victim/witness issues.
• Uses original and online legal resources, including Westlaw and/or Lexis/Nexis, to verify legal citations and statutory references contained in legal documents.
• Researches to confirm that citations are accurate, complete, and consistent with source material.
• Proofreads, edits, and revises legal briefs.
• Electronically files legal documents with the U.S. District Court using the CM/ECF system.
• Develops and organizes tables of contents and indices to briefs in accordance with established format.
• Lists cited cases, opinions, and miscellaneous references in briefs.
• Composes original correspondence requiring knowledge of legal procedures and specialized terminology.
• Transmits proposed orders to the court, requests extensions of time in certain cases, and advises of actions taken or developments in cases referred by other federal departments and agencies.
• Notifies attorneys representing defendants of various issues.
• Scans, inputs, and links case‑related materials into electronic discovery databases and manages those databases.
• Uploads/downloads documents and materials received from enforcement partners to discovery databases, managing production.
• Manages discovery processing and production, including bates‑stamping, redacting using Adobe Acrobat, and employing IPRO Eclipse techniques.
• Sends continuing discovery to defense counsel as directed.
• Maintains electronic case files, enters data in the case management system, calendars deadlines using MS Outlook, prepares and files conflict of interest and case opening forms in the electronic file.

Qualifications

• Paralegal certificate, JD, or current enrollment in an ABA‑accredited law school with at least one year of study.
• At least two years of litigation paralegal experience, trial experience highly desirable.
• At least one year of experience with automated litigation support and sound knowledge of federal and state court systems.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, thorough knowledge of legal research tools such as LEXIS and Westlaw.
• Hands‑on familiarity with a variety of computer applications including word processing, databases, spreadsheets, imaging, and hardware systems.
• Hands‑on familiarity with ESI tools and knowledge of eDiscovery procedures and resources.
• Ability to consistently deliver high‑quality work under extreme pressure.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
• Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays

Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.